A render of PROMISE sampling lunar regolith in the shadowed part of a crater. ©NASA

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NASA to Send Spare Mars Rover to the Moon's South Pole

Having disclosed interest in sending existing rover hardware to the Moon in June, NASA announced on November 7th that the replica of the U.S.' two most recent Mars rovers will head to the Moon

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Japan’s H3-24L rocket carrying the MMX mission stands on the launch pad at Tanegashima Space Center ahead of its launch toward Mars’ moons.

Japan’s MMX Mission Launches on Journey to Mars’ Moons

Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is on its way to the Martian system, where it will study Phobos and Deimos, collect samples from Phobos, and return them to Earth in a landmark effort to uncover how Mars’ mysterious moons formed.